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- the present invention relates to a cable assembly, and more particularly to a cable assembly having a metal shell for preventing EMI.
- a cable assembly always includes a metal shell, an insulative housing received in the metal shell, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the insulative housing, a number of cables electrically connected to the conductive terminals and a cover mold on and enclosing the outer of the metal shell and the cable.
- CN Pat. No. CN201081834Y disclosed a cable assembly including an insulative main housing having a mating interface, a plurality of terminals located in the insulative main housing and exposed out of the mating interface, a first metal shell, a second metal shell and an insulative cover.
- the first metal shell is sheet structure and includes a front portion enclosing the insulative main housing and a rear portion extending rearwardly from the rear end of the front portion and forming half frame structure.
- the second metal shell is fastened the rear portion of the first metal shell to form an integrated frame structure.
- a junction line is formed between the first metal shell and the second metal shell, and the junction may be split during in the using time, thus, the function preventing EMI can be weaken.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a cable assembly prevented form EMI.
- a cable assembly comprising a housing having a main portion, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the main portion of the housing, a cable having a plurality of wires and a metal shell with a no-joint-line surface enclosing the housing and comprising a front portion enclosing the housing and a rear portion enclosing the cable and a receiving space passing through the front portion and the rear portion.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cable assembly in accordance with the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an exploded, perspective view of the cable assembly shown in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2 , from another aspect
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a metal shell of the cable assembly in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a cross section view of the cable assembly of FIG. 1 taken along line 5 - 5 ;
- FIG. 6 is a cross section view of the cable assembly of FIG. 1 taken along line 6 - 6 .
- a cable assembly 100 in accordance with the present invention comprises a housing 1 , a plurality of conductive terminals 2 received in the housing 1 , a printed circuit board (PCB) 3 assembled on the rear end of conductive terminals 2 , an inner molding 4 enclosing the printed circuit board 3 , a cable 5 having a plurality of wires (not shown), a metal shell 6 enclosing the housing 1 , a strain relief portion 7 and a rear cover 8 assembled on the metal shell 6 .
- PCB printed circuit board
- the housing 1 comprises a main portion 10 , a pair of cylinders 13 extending rearwardly from the rear surface of the main portion 10 and a receiving slit 14 recessing forwardly from the rear surface of the main portion 10 .
- the main portion 10 comprises a trapeziform receiving plug space 11 with four walls for connecting to a complementary connector (not shown) and a plurality of terminal slits 12 located on the upper and lower walls thereof for receiving the conductive terminals 2 .
- the terminal slits 12 is respectively communicated with the receiving slit 14 and the plug space 11 .
- the conductive terminals 2 are arranged in two rows and each conductive terminal 2 includes a mating portion 21 located on the front end thereof, a soldering portion 22 located on the rear end thereof and a connecting portion 23 connecting the soldering portion 22 with the mating portion 21 .
- a pair of mounting sleeves 24 are respectively molded on the surface of the connecting portions 23 of two rows of conductive terminals 2 . In other embodiments, two rows of the conductive terminals 2 can be received in the mounting sleeves 24 for corresponding to the receiving slit 14 .
- the upper and lower surface of the PCB 3 has a lot of conductive films (not shown) soldered on the soldering portions 22 of the conductive terminals 2 .
- the inner molding 4 which is made by injection molding method and from PE (Polyethylene) includes a bigger first step portion 41 located on the front thereof and a smaller second step portion 42 located on the rear end thereof. In other embodiment, the inner molding 4 also can be made from other insulative materials.
- the cable 5 is flat.
- the metal shell 6 with no-joint-line surface is made from Zinc Alloy.
- the metal shell 6 includes a front portion 61 enclosing the housing 1 , a rear portion 62 enclosing the cable 5 , an intermediate portion 63 between the front portion 61 and the rear portion 62 , a receiving space 64 passing through the front portion 61 , intermediate portion 63 and the rear portion 62 and a pair of receiving holes 65 located in the receiving space 64 and corresponding to the cylinders 13 of the housing 1 .
- the front portion 61 has a pair of fastening slots 611 located on the upper surface thereof for mating to the complementary connector.
- the receiving space 64 includes a first space 641 recessing rearwardly from the front surface of the metal shell 6 and receiving the main portion 10 of the housing 1 , a second space 642 extending rearwardly from the first space 641 and receiving the first step portion 41 of the inner molding 4 , a third space 643 extending rearwardly from the second space 642 and receiving the second step portion 42 of the inner molding 4 and a fourth space 644 communicating with the third space 643 and passing through the rear portion 62 .
- the first space 641 and the second space 642 locate in the front portion 61 and the third space 643 located in the intermediate portion 63 .
- the strain relief portion 7 is made from PVC (poly vinyl chloride) and includes a rectangular first section 71 enclosing the rear portion 62 of the metal shell 6 and a flat second section 72 enclosing the cable 5 .
- the first section 71 is bigger than the second section 72 .
- the rear cover 8 is made from metal material, and in other embodiment, the rear cover 8 also can be made from plastic or other insulative material.
- the rear cover 8 has a recessing space 81 recessing rearwardly from the front surface thereof and a through hole 82 penetrating the rear wall thereof.
- the recessing space 81 accommodates the intermediate portion 63 and the rear portion 62 .
- each row of conductive terminals 2 are inserted into the main portion 10 from the rear end to the front end of the main portion 10 along the terminal slits 12 , and stretch into the plug space 11 for electrically mating the complementary connector.
- two mounting sleeves 24 are respectively inserted into and fill the receiving slit 14 of the housing 1 to make the front surface of the mounting sleeve 24 attach to the front surface of the receiving slit 14 and the rear surface of the mounting sleeve 24 be aligned with the rear surface of the main portion 10 .
- soldering portions 22 of the conductive terminal 2 are soldered respectively to the conductive films (not shown) on the upper and lower surface of the PCB 3 , and the wires of the cable 5 are soldered on the PCB 3 .
- the inner molding 4 is molded on and encloses the PCB 3 , and then the inner molding 4 encloses the conductive terminal 2 exposed out of the rear end of the main portion 10 of the housing 1 and a part of the cable 5 .
- the metal shell 6 is assembled on the housing 1 from rear to front with the cable 5 passing through the receiving space 64 of the metal shell 6 to make the rear surfaces of the main portion 10 and the mounting portion 24 attach to the inner rear surface of the first space 641 .
- the outer surface of the main portion 10 attaches to the inner surface of the first space 641 , a pair of cylinders 13 respectively are received in the receiving holes 65 for fixing the housing 1 .
- the rear surface of the first step portion 41 of the inner molding 4 attaches to the rear surface of the second space 642 of the receiving space 64 .
- the first step portion 41 of the inner molding 4 is received in the second space 642
- the second step portion 42 is received in the third space 643
- the cable 5 is received in the fourth space 644 .
- the rear portion 63 of the metal shell 6 is enclosed the first section 71 of the strain relief portion 7 , and the cable 5 is enclosed the second section 72 .
- the cable 5 passes through the recessing space 81 of the rear cover 8 and the through hole 82 to make the front surface of the rear cover 8 attach the front portion 61 of the metal shell 6 , the receiving space 81 receives the intermediate portion 63 of the metal shell, and both are interference fix. Both the outer surfaces of the rear cover 8 and the front portion 61 of the metal shell 6 are alignment.
- the metal shell 6 is mold as a integer, and completely encloses the conductive terminals 2 , the housing 1 , the PCB 3 and the inner molding 4 for reducing or eliminating EMI of the cable assembly 100 .
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- The present invention relates to a cable assembly, and more particularly to a cable assembly having a metal shell for preventing EMI.
- Recently, a cable assembly always includes a metal shell, an insulative housing received in the metal shell, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the insulative housing, a number of cables electrically connected to the conductive terminals and a cover mold on and enclosing the outer of the metal shell and the cable.
- For the improvement of the technical requirement, many technical solutions have been proposed. E.g. How to improve the function of prevention EMI for cable assembly. CN Pat. No. CN201081834Y, issued on Jul. 2, 2008, disclosed a cable assembly including an insulative main housing having a mating interface, a plurality of terminals located in the insulative main housing and exposed out of the mating interface, a first metal shell, a second metal shell and an insulative cover. The first metal shell is sheet structure and includes a front portion enclosing the insulative main housing and a rear portion extending rearwardly from the rear end of the front portion and forming half frame structure. The second metal shell is fastened the rear portion of the first metal shell to form an integrated frame structure. A junction line is formed between the first metal shell and the second metal shell, and the junction may be split during in the using time, thus, the function preventing EMI can be weaken.
- As discussed above, an improved cable assembly overcoming the shortages of existing technology is needed.
- Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a cable assembly prevented form EMI.
- In order to achieve the above-mentioned objects, a cable assembly, comprising a housing having a main portion, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the main portion of the housing, a cable having a plurality of wires and a metal shell with a no-joint-line surface enclosing the housing and comprising a front portion enclosing the housing and a rear portion enclosing the cable and a receiving space passing through the front portion and the rear portion.
- Other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cable assembly in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is an exploded, perspective view of the cable assembly shown inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a view similar toFIG. 2 , from another aspect; -
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a metal shell of the cable assembly in accordance with the present invention; -
FIG. 5 is a cross section view of the cable assembly ofFIG. 1 taken along line 5-5; and -
FIG. 6 is a cross section view of the cable assembly ofFIG. 1 taken along line 6-6. - Reference will now be made to the drawing figures to describe the present invention in detail.
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FIGS. 1 to 6 , acable assembly 100 in accordance with the present invention comprises ahousing 1, a plurality ofconductive terminals 2 received in thehousing 1, a printed circuit board (PCB) 3 assembled on the rear end ofconductive terminals 2, aninner molding 4 enclosing the printedcircuit board 3, acable 5 having a plurality of wires (not shown), ametal shell 6 enclosing thehousing 1, astrain relief portion 7 and arear cover 8 assembled on themetal shell 6. - The
housing 1 comprises amain portion 10, a pair ofcylinders 13 extending rearwardly from the rear surface of themain portion 10 and a receivingslit 14 recessing forwardly from the rear surface of themain portion 10. Themain portion 10 comprises a trapeziformreceiving plug space 11 with four walls for connecting to a complementary connector (not shown) and a plurality ofterminal slits 12 located on the upper and lower walls thereof for receiving theconductive terminals 2. Theterminal slits 12 is respectively communicated with the receivingslit 14 and theplug space 11. Theconductive terminals 2 are arranged in two rows and eachconductive terminal 2 includes amating portion 21 located on the front end thereof, asoldering portion 22 located on the rear end thereof and a connectingportion 23 connecting thesoldering portion 22 with themating portion 21. A pair ofmounting sleeves 24 are respectively molded on the surface of the connectingportions 23 of two rows ofconductive terminals 2. In other embodiments, two rows of theconductive terminals 2 can be received in themounting sleeves 24 for corresponding to thereceiving slit 14. - The upper and lower surface of the
PCB 3 has a lot of conductive films (not shown) soldered on the solderingportions 22 of theconductive terminals 2. Theinner molding 4 which is made by injection molding method and from PE (Polyethylene) includes a biggerfirst step portion 41 located on the front thereof and a smallersecond step portion 42 located on the rear end thereof. In other embodiment, theinner molding 4 also can be made from other insulative materials. Thecable 5 is flat. - The
metal shell 6 with no-joint-line surface is made from Zinc Alloy. Themetal shell 6 includes afront portion 61 enclosing thehousing 1, arear portion 62 enclosing thecable 5, anintermediate portion 63 between thefront portion 61 and therear portion 62, areceiving space 64 passing through thefront portion 61,intermediate portion 63 and therear portion 62 and a pair ofreceiving holes 65 located in thereceiving space 64 and corresponding to thecylinders 13 of thehousing 1. Thefront portion 61 has a pair offastening slots 611 located on the upper surface thereof for mating to the complementary connector. Thereceiving space 64 includes afirst space 641 recessing rearwardly from the front surface of themetal shell 6 and receiving themain portion 10 of thehousing 1, asecond space 642 extending rearwardly from thefirst space 641 and receiving thefirst step portion 41 of theinner molding 4, athird space 643 extending rearwardly from thesecond space 642 and receiving thesecond step portion 42 of theinner molding 4 and afourth space 644 communicating with thethird space 643 and passing through therear portion 62. Thefirst space 641 and thesecond space 642 locate in thefront portion 61 and thethird space 643 located in theintermediate portion 63. - The
strain relief portion 7 is made from PVC (poly vinyl chloride) and includes a rectangularfirst section 71 enclosing therear portion 62 of themetal shell 6 and aflat second section 72 enclosing thecable 5. Thefirst section 71 is bigger than thesecond section 72. - The
rear cover 8 is made from metal material, and in other embodiment, therear cover 8 also can be made from plastic or other insulative material. Therear cover 8 has a recessingspace 81 recessing rearwardly from the front surface thereof and a throughhole 82 penetrating the rear wall thereof. The recessingspace 81 accommodates theintermediate portion 63 and therear portion 62. - In assembly, firstly, two
mounting sleeves 24 are molded respectively on the connectingportions 23 of two rows of theconductive terminals 2. Secondly, each row ofconductive terminals 2 are inserted into themain portion 10 from the rear end to the front end of themain portion 10 along theterminal slits 12, and stretch into theplug space 11 for electrically mating the complementary connector. Thirdly, twomounting sleeves 24 are respectively inserted into and fill the receivingslit 14 of thehousing 1 to make the front surface of themounting sleeve 24 attach to the front surface of the receivingslit 14 and the rear surface of themounting sleeve 24 be aligned with the rear surface of themain portion 10. Fourthly, two rows of solderingportions 22 of theconductive terminal 2 are soldered respectively to the conductive films (not shown) on the upper and lower surface of thePCB 3, and the wires of thecable 5 are soldered on thePCB 3. Lastly, theinner molding 4 is molded on and encloses thePCB 3, and then theinner molding 4 encloses theconductive terminal 2 exposed out of the rear end of themain portion 10 of thehousing 1 and a part of thecable 5. - The
metal shell 6 is assembled on thehousing 1 from rear to front with thecable 5 passing through thereceiving space 64 of themetal shell 6 to make the rear surfaces of themain portion 10 and themounting portion 24 attach to the inner rear surface of thefirst space 641. At the same time, the outer surface of themain portion 10 attaches to the inner surface of thefirst space 641, a pair ofcylinders 13 respectively are received in thereceiving holes 65 for fixing thehousing 1. The rear surface of thefirst step portion 41 of theinner molding 4 attaches to the rear surface of thesecond space 642 of thereceiving space 64. thefirst step portion 41 of theinner molding 4 is received in thesecond space 642, thesecond step portion 42 is received in thethird space 643, and thecable 5 is received in thefourth space 644. - The
rear portion 63 of themetal shell 6 is enclosed thefirst section 71 of thestrain relief portion 7, and thecable 5 is enclosed thesecond section 72. Thecable 5 passes through the recessingspace 81 of therear cover 8 and the throughhole 82 to make the front surface of therear cover 8 attach thefront portion 61 of themetal shell 6, thereceiving space 81 receives theintermediate portion 63 of the metal shell, and both are interference fix. Both the outer surfaces of therear cover 8 and thefront portion 61 of themetal shell 6 are alignment. - As the
metal shell 6 is mold as a integer, and completely encloses theconductive terminals 2, thehousing 1, thePCB 3 and theinner molding 4 for reducing or eliminating EMI of thecable assembly 100. - It will be understood that the invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or central characteristics thereof. The present examples and embodiments, therefore, are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and the invention is not to be limited to the details given herein.
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